I don't want to alarm you, but

and I don't want to upset you, but

an expression used to introduce bad or shocking news or gossip. Bill: I don't want to alarm you, but I see someone prowling around your car. Mary: Oh, goodness! I'll call the police! Bob: I don't want to upset you, but I have some bad news. Tom: Let me have it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gentian	-	Albanian
Euphrosyne	-	Greek Mythology
Silvia	SEEL-vyah (Italian), SEEL-byah (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Debora	-	Italian, German, Dutch
Owen	['əuin]
Iancu	-	Romanian